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This list was on the CPA and Delmarva message boards, compliments of usadragonboat at hotmail dot com
2009 EAST COAST RACES
3/14 Great Pickle Race, Tampa, FL Glennis Williams, 727-455-9188, ggawilliams@juno.com
3/14 Wekiva River Canoe & Kayak Race, Longwood, FL 30 minutes
www.friendsofwekiva.org, 407-862-1500, or Rod Price, 407-227-56063/21 River Quest, Downtown Waterfront Park, Beaufort, SC 3 & 7.4 miles Michael Murphy, prestree@islc.net, 843-986-9233
3/21 Lulu Bridge Race 5k, 10k, 20k
www.lckc.org; 770-287-78883/21 Manatee Run, Manatee Park, Ft. Myers, FL 10 miles canoechamp@aol.com, 727-459-6366; ggawilliams@juno.com 727-455-9188
4/4 Coogomooga Challenge(Off-Road Triathlon), Springfield, SC kayak, run, mtb
www.winterchallenge.com4/4 Rainbow River Race, Dunellon, FL 6 & 12 miles canoechamp@aol.com, 727-459-6366; ggawilliams@juno.com 727-455-9188
4/5 Lanier Sprints, Lake Lanier, Gainesville, GA 1000 m Register at Regatta Central, www.lckc.org, 770-287-7888
4/11 12 Mile River Canoe & Kayak Race, Clemson, SC 8 miles Jim Normandin, 864-836-7400, paddler98@bellsouth.net
4/17 East Coast Canoe and Kayak Festival, Charleston, SC
www.ccprc.com4/18 Coosa River Basin Initiative Race & Canoe-a-thon, Rome, GA 13 miles Joe Cook, 706-232-2724,
www.coosa.org4/18 3rd Annual St. Johns River Paddle Battle, Deland, FL 4 & 10 miles
www.floridastateparks.org/bluespring/Events.cfm4/18 Shark Bite Challenge 2009, Honeymoon Is. State Park, FL 12 miles Karen/Rob Mirlenbrink, kayakrcr1@aol.com, 727-510-3493
4/19 Shark Bite Challenge 2009, Honeymoon Is. State Park, FL 4 & 8 miles Karen/Rob Mirlenbrink, kayakrcr1@aol.com, 727-510-3493
4/25 32nd Annual Wild Hog Obstacle Race, Otter Creek, FL various
www.wildhog.wetpaint.com; maggimac43@yahoo.com4/25 Pamlico-Tar River Kayakalon,Blounts Creek, NC 1.5 m kayak, 16 m bike, 5k run
www.ptrf.org; www.ecrun.org5/2 Outdoors Inc. Kayak and Canoe Race, Memphis, TN 5k
www.outdoorsinc.com5/2 Paddle For The Border/Dismal Swamp Canal, South Mills, NC 7.5 miles
www.DismalSwamp.com5/2 Festival of Roses Blackwater River Race, Orangeburg, SC 7 miles
www.festivalofroses,com5/9 Essex River Race, Essex, MA 5.5 miles
www.blackburnchallenge.com 5/9, 5/10 USACK Marathon Team Trials & Dragon Boat 10k, Gainesville, GA 4k, 22, 25k, 30k www.lckc.org; 770-287-78885/16 USCA National Stock Aluminum Marathon, Vernon Mills to Wheeling, IL Jack Snarr,
www.canoemarathon.com5/17 Wekiva River Race, Sanford, FL 7 & 14 miles Martha Carswell, 407-321-7188, trisurvivr@aol.com
5/24 Tom's River Race, Toms River, NJ German Georgieff, Ggeorgieff@co.ocean.nj.us
5/25 General Clinton Canoe Ragatta, Bainbridge, NY 70 miles
www.canoeregatta.org 5/30 Neuse River Days, New Bern, NC 4 & 8 miles www.neuseriver.org 5/30 Southern Invitational Sprints, Lake Lanier, Gainesville, GA 500m & 1000m www.lckc.org; 770-287-78885/31 Philadelphia Spring Regatta, Philadelphia, PA 10K chairman@swanboat.org, 856-468-4646,
http://www.swanboat.org6/6 Woodbury Lake Spring Race, Woodbury, NJ 8K a.brasberger@verizon.net, 856-308-4790,http://tinyurl.com/b7er7w
6/6 11th Annual Tybee Island Sea Kayak Races, Tybee Island, GA 6 & 9 miles
www.seakayakgeorgia.com6/7 Wacissa River Race, Tallahassee, FL 10 miles George Blakely, gblakely@mailer.fsu.edu, 850-385-4974
6/13 Back to the Chattahoochee River Race and Festival, Atlanta, GA 8 & 10 miles Tammy Morrissey, 404-352-9828, esxt. 12,
www.chattahoochee.org6/14 Mantua Creek Race, Mantua, NJ 12K drbones@aol.com, 856-415-0480,
http://www.swanboat.org 6/20 East Coast Flatwater Canoe & Kayak Race, Edenton, NC approx. 8 miles www.visitedenton.com 6/20 Lanier Dragon Boat Racing Series #1, Gainesville, GA 200m www.lckc.org; 770-287-78886/27 Water Festival Kayak Races, Beaufort, SC 3 & 6 miles Rhonda Marek, travelady@hotmail.com
7/12 Philadelphia Canoe Club Open House Race, Philadelphia, PA 13K chairman@swanboat.org, 856-468-4646,
http://www.swanboat.org7/12 Mere Mortals Canoe/Kayak Race, Suwannee River Park Larry Frederick, 352-495-9846, Lf6978@yahoo.com
7/18 Blackburn Challenge, Gloucester, MA 21 mile ocean
www.blackburnchallenge.com7/25 LCKC Summer Sprints, Gainesville, GA 500m & 1000m www.lckc.org; 770-287-7888
8/8 Lanier Dragon Boat Racing Series #2, Gainesville, GA 200m www.lckc.org; 770-287-7888
8/11 USCA NATIONALS, Warren, PA on the Allegheny River Jim Decker
8/29 Paddlefest, Augusta, GA 8 miles
www.paddlefestga.com, www.savannahriverkeeper.org9/5 Tsali Challenge Triathlon Solo, Nantahala Outdoor Center, NC Paddle, Bike, Run
www.noc.com9/6 Tsali Challenge Triathlon Team, Nantahala Outdoor Center, NC Paddle, Bike, Run
www.noc.com9/12 14th Annual Atlanta Dragon Boat Festival, Gainesville, GA 200m www.lckc.org; 770-287-7888
9/19 Tarpon Springs Puffer Fish Race, Tarpon Springs, FL river-racer@hotmail.com, Cindy & Karl Vogel, 727-938-7685 9/20 Governor Printz Race, Essington, PA 8K jaclyn_rhoads@yahoo.com, 610-532-5105,
http://www.dcva.org/upcoming.html9/27 Philadelphia Fall Classic, Philadelphia, PA 10K chairman@swanboat.org, 856-468-4646,
http://www.swanboat.org10/3 Dark Mt. Challenge Off-Road Paddling Triathlon, Wilkesboro, NC 3 m paddle, 4 m run, 7 m mtb
www.darkmtnchallenge.com; www.active.com10/4 Dark Mt. Challenge Paddle Only Race, Wilkesboro, NC 4 & 10 miles
www.darkmtnchallenge.com; www.active.com10/4 Sante Fe River Canoe & Kayak Race, Rum Island Park, FL 6 & 12 miles Tim Dodge, 352-371-9428, timmdodge@cox.net, 353-318-5877 10/10 Suwannee River Challenge and Marathon, White Springs, FL 26 & 52 miles Rod Price, 407-227-5606, rodbprice@hotmail.com
10/17 PaddleFest, Hunting Island State Park, Beaufort, SC 3 & 7 miles
www.highergroundofthelowcountry.com; dinah@islc.net, www.active.com10/31 Halloween Howl Regatta, Gainesville, GA www.lckc.org; 770-287-7888
11/1 Paddle of the Pass, Matlacha/Pine Island, FL 4 & 10 miles Nancy MacPhee, 239-707-7275
12/5 Silver River Race, Silver Springs, FL approx. 10 miles Bert & Dick Kloss, 352-546-3950 _______________________________________________